Poison distributor



Jan. 15 1924. 1,481,100

R. G. KILLINGswoRTl-l POISON DISTRIBUTOR Filed Sept, 26, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Jan. 15, 1924-.

UNHTED ST ROSSER GIBSON' KILLINGSWORTH, OF MCCORMICK, SOUTHY CAROLINA.

POISON DIS rnuron.

Application filed September 26, 1922. Serial No. 590,702.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, Rossnn G. KILLINGS- WORTH, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at McCormick, in the county of Mc- Cormick and State ofl South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Poison Distributor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to rovide a simple means whereby a dry insecticide of any kind may be applied to cotton r tobacco plants during the cultivation thereof, or at any other time, novel-meansbeing provided for distributing' the insecticide, and novel means being supplied whereby the implement` may be adjusted according'to thesize of the standing crop.

Itis within the province ofthe disclosure to improve generally, and vtoenhance .the utility of devices of that type to which 4the invention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view, whichl will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention residesy in the combina'- tion and arrangement of parts and in thc details ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes inthe precise embodiment of the .invention shown can be. made without departing from theA lspirit ofl the invention'.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows` in` side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 isa top plan; Figure 8 is a section on the liney 3 3 of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a sectionon thefline 1 -4 of FigureB; Figure 5 is asection on the.v line 5 5 of Figure 8; Figure 6 is. an elevation illustrating the pitman.

The device forming the subject matter of this application comprises a carrying frame which may be in the form of a cultivator comprising a beam 1, a standard 2, a point 3handles Ltandrahandle brace 5, the device hereinafter described, however, being capable of being; mounted upon agricultural implements of widely differentrs'orts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a support or hollow post 6 supplied atk its upper end with a hinged lid 7 and terminating at its lower end' in spaced depending` arms 8, the arms being located on opposite sides of the beam 1. An axle 9 is journaledin the lower ends of the arms 8 of the post 6. A ground wheel 10 is securedtothe axle-'9 and is locatedbetween the arms 8. :inclined braces 11 are provided, the forward ends of the braces being adjustably mounted, as indicated at12, on the beam 1, the rear ends of the braces being` carried by the axle 9. The arms'8of the post 6 are loosely mounted in guides 14 on the beam 1, the construction being such thatthe post 6 may move upwardly and downwardly to a slight extent, as the wheel traverses the ground. In view of the foregoing, the point Z3 will not be lifted out ofthe ground when the wheel 10 encounters an obstacle. The post 6 is sustained by a retractile springl, the forward endof which is connected to the upper portion of'the post, therear endof which is connected" to the handlebrace 5.v

The numeral 16 marks a receptacle l0- cated at one side of the hollow post 6. Brackets 17 are securedpto the receptacle 16 and include parallel arms 18, between which the post 6 is located. The brackets 17 are spaced vertically, and the arms of the' brackets are connected by vertical strips 19; Securing elements20 unite the arms 18 of the brackets 17 with the post 6. The arms 18 of the brackets 17 have a plurality of horizontally spaced holes 21, adapted to receive the securing elements20, and permitting'the receptacle 16 to be adjusted horizontally with respect to the post 6 and the point 3, the implement thus being adapted to operate properly regardless of' the space between the rows 0f standing plants. The post 6 isprovided with vertically spaced holes 22 adapted to receive the securing elements 20, and, thus, the receptacle 1.6 may be raised as the'standing crop increases by growth in height;

An agitator operates in the receptacleVV 16 and includes a horizontal shaft 28 journaled in the receptacle and in the post 6. 'The post 6 has vertically spaced'openings'2t, adapted to receive the shaft, to the end that ywhen the receptacle 16 `is adjusted vertically, as

hereinbefore explained, the'shaft 23 may be journaled inthe post 6. The shaft 28y has a crank 25, and there kis va crank 26 on the axle 9. The throw of the crank 26 onthe axle 9 is less thanthe throw of the crank 25 on the agitator shaft-2S. A pitman 27 forms an operative connection between-` the .28ct the pitman 27 beingconnectedatitheir v upper ends by a securing element30, such as a bolt. The parts 28 of the pitman 27 are provided on their inner edges with co operating notches defining openings 31 which are spaced apart longitudinally of the pitman, the said openings being adapted to receive the crank 26 on the agitator shaft 23. It has been pointed out herein'bet'ore that the receptacle 16 may be adjusted vertically. Then this vertical adjustment of the receptacle 16 takes place, there must be a vertical adjustment orp the pitman 27 with respect to the crank 25 on the agitator shaft. In order to adjust the pitinan 27 on the crank 25 of the agitator shaft, it is necessary merely to slack away the bolt 30, to swing the parts 23 of the pitman 27 apart on the hinge 29, the crank 25 being shifted to another or' the openings 31, the parts 28 ot the pitnian 27 being brought together, and heiligheid in the position shown in Figure 6, by tightening the bolt 30.

The agitator comprises a head 32 located within the receptacle 16, the head compris ing any desired number orn radial loopshaped arms. The receptacle 16 includes a removable bott-om 33 which may be downwardly concaved, it desired, the bottom having an opening or spout 34 covered by a removable cap 35, the bottom being so shaped that the arms of the agitator head 32 will cooperate therewith. A screen 41 is seated in the bottom 33 of the receptacle 16 and extends across the spout 34. The bottom 33 is removably connected at 36 to the receptacle 16. One bottom may be remoyed and another bottom be substituted therefor, the screens Zl1 in the bottoms being of different mesh, and the spouts 34 of the screens being of different diameters. In this way, the amount of insecticide delivered when the head 32 of the agitator is reciprocated, may be regulated. Relative to the reciprocation of the agitator head 32, it is to be observed that the throw of the crank 26 on the axle 9 is less than the throw of the crank 25 on the agitator shaft Consequently, although the crank 26 may move in an orbit, an oscillatory movement will be imparted by way of the pitman 27, from the crank 26 to the crank 25 which forms part oli the agitator shaft 23, the head 32 of the agitator swinging backwardly and forwardly within the receptacle 16. The receptacle 16 may be surmounted by a removable lid 37 having a handle 38. bPlate-like guides 39 are secured to opposite sides of the receptacle 16 and extend approximately parallel to the line of advance of the vehicle. At their forward ends, the guides 39 are equipped with diverging wings et() which direct the standing plants between the guides, and into the path of the spout 34, the cap 35 having been removed. The ground wheel 10 imparts rotation to the axle 9, and, through the instrumentality of the crank 36, the pitman 27 Vand the crank 25, rocking movement is imparted to the shaft 23 and to the agitator head 32, the head of the agitator piling up the dry insecticide within the receptacle 16, the insecticide flowing downwardly through the screen 41 and through the spout 34e upon the standing plants.

Since the post 6 is movable vertically, the post serves to transmit a jarring effect to the contents of the receptacle 16, from the wheel 10 thereby agitating the powder in the receptacle whilst the beam 1 and the handle it remain relatively free from vibration. Y

that is claimed is Y 1. In a device of the class described, a frame; a post mounted on the traine for vertical movement; a ground wheel on the lower end of the post ;v a receptacle located at one side of the post and carried thereby; an agitator in the receptacle; and means for connecting the agitator operatively with the ground wheel. Y

V2. In a device of the class described, a frame; a post mounted on the trame for vertical movement; a ground wheel journaledy on the lowerend of the post; a receptacle located at one side of the post; means for mounting the receptacle on the post for horizontal adjustment; an agitator in the receptacle; and means for connecting the agitator operatively with the ground wheel.

3. In a device of the class described, a trame; a post mounted on the frame for vertical movement; a ground wheel jour- Y -naled on the lower end of the post; a receptacle Vlocated at one side of the post; means for mounting the receptacle cn the post for vertical adjustment; an agitator in the receptacle; and means Jfor connecting the agitator with the ground wheel.

4l. In a device of the class described, a frame; a post mounted on the frame for vertical movement; a ground wheel journaled on the lower end of the post; a receptacle located at one side of the post; means for mounting the receptacle on the post for horizontal adjustment and for vertical adjustment; an agitator in the receptacle; and means for connecting the agitator with the ground wheel.

5. A device of the class described comprising a frame; a post mounted on the frame for vertical movement; a receptacle located at one side of the post Vand mounted thereon; an agitator operating in the receptacle and including a crank; an axle journaled in the postand having a crank, the throw of the crank on the axle being less than the throw of the crank of the agitator;

a pitman connecting the cranks; and a ground wheel secured to the axle.

6. In a device of the class described a frame; a post mounted on the frame for vertical movement; a ground Wheel journaled on the lower end of the post; a receptacle located at one side of the post and carried thereby; an agitator in the receptacle; cranks assembled with the agitator and with the ground Wheel; and a Pitman engaged with one crank, the pitman being supplied with longitudinally spaced elements adapted one at a time, to receive the other crank When the receptacle is adjusted vertically With rel0 spect to the post.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RossER GIBSON KILLINGSWORTH. llVtnesses:

R. L. GUDY, J. E. BRADLEY. 

